Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

"Will you let her go if I agree to your terms?"

Hugo nodded. "Yes, I'll let her go if you agree."

"I'll go sign the agreement upstairs now."

"Why go upstairs? Just print it and bring it here." Hugo sounded a bit rushed and annoyed.

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Richard, pretending not to notice Silas, calmly asked Hugo, "Can we negotiate? Let Pearl go, and I'll give you all my shares in the company."

"How do I know you'll keep your word? What if you don't follow through after I release her?" Hugo was cautious, suspecting they might be planning something.

"Transferring the president's shares isn't straightforward. We need all our family members to vote and decide."

Hugo couldn't care less about it and replied with a cold smile, "That's your problem to figure out."

his move and aimed for the knife in

shocked to see the knife fall from his

that moment, Pearl used her elbow to hit Hugo's crotch, a weak spot her

Pearl ran to Richard and felt safe in his embrace. Richard hugged her tightly and was extra careful not to lose her again. He

everyone's attention

Hanzel spoke up, "You should repent about what you've done,

seeing his genuine concern, but felt nothing inside. There was

too late

If you really say sorry to Mobius and Richard, I believe

Hanzel held onto hope for Hugo's redemption.

he did anything wrong," Sean said, convinced Hugo

didn't understand

a messed-up way of thinking.

picking up the knife and

right, I was never wrong." He kept smiling,